St. Bartholomew's Church

Ljubljana, Slovenia

St. Bartholomew's Church is one of the oldest church buildings in Ljubljana. The church was first mentioned in 1370, when in front of it a peace treaty between the Doge of Venice and Leopold III and Albert III of Habsburg was concluded by their representatives on 30 October 1370, in which the Austrians agreed to return the city of Trieste for the compensation of 75,000 florins.

In 1526, its valuables were donated to a fund for improving the city's defenses against Turkish attacks. In the end of 15th century and beginning of 16th, it was a venue of Protestant liturgy and was during Slovene anti-reformation in 1618, it was reclaimed as a Roman Catholic church. In 1825, it was damaged by fire and restored several times.

Some elements of the original Romanesque church have been preserved, among them the portal on the northern side. Between 1933-36, the church was partially redesigned according to plans by Jože Plečnik.

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Founded: 1370
Category: Religious sites in Slovenia

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Chip Vogt (6 months ago)
This is said to be the oldest church in Ljubljana, dating to the 1300's. You can certainly tell it is quite old upon laying eyes on it. I love finding the oldest buildings I can when I visit a city. Worth stopping by as it is close to Tivoli Park.
Gorazd Majcen (3 years ago)
Probably oldest church in town. First mentioned 1370.
Bojan Prodan (4 years ago)
Old Church 1988, October 26 ....... (thanks)
Aleksandar Aco (4 years ago)
Lovely place near Tivoli park!
Petr Cuda (5 years ago)
good church
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